That led us to observe that electric-car drivers and buyers might reasonably be forgiven for concluding that the state of Michigan hates them, despite it being the site where that Bolt EV was manufactured.

Wednesday, we noted that Texas has restored its $2,500 rebate for purchase of an electric car, though it seems to be trolling Tesla by specifically excluding its cars because the company doesn't sell them through franchised dealerships.

Can you distinguish an SUV from a crossover utility from a passenger car? Some crossovers may be cars, while others are trucks, and we explained why that matters for fuel economy, using the words of the U.S. Energy Information Agency.

Finally, while coal has been in the news a lot lately, it's important to realize that the jobs in solar energy have grown at 20 percent a year since 2012. Wind energy is also adding jobs, and the two together employ three times as many people as the coal industry.

Those were our main stories this week; we'll see you again next week. Until then, this has been the Green Car Reports Week in Reverse update.